Dying Collection

Goodbye Old Man, solder and horse WWI
"Goodbye, Old Man" A World War One soldier gives his dying horse a parting kiss. Date: circa 1916

"The Palenque Astronaut" (Actually)
"The Palenque Astronaut" (Actually, depicting the mayan World Tree with Pakal offered in sacrifice, hands tied) - Tourist replica of Pakal's tomb lid

Good-bye, Old Man. By Fortunio Matania. 1922
Illustration by Fortunio Matania showing a soldier saying a last goodbye to his faithful horse

Goodbye, Old Man by Fortunino Matania
Colour print of the famous picture by Fortunino Matania showing a gunner saying farewell to his dying horse

Young Woman on her Death Bed, 1621 (oil on canvas)
XIR16820 Young Woman on her Death Bed, 1621 (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); 79x111 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: Jeune Femme sur son Lit de Mort; ); Flemish

The Great Sacrifice by James Clark, WW1
The Great Sacrifice by James Clark, originally published in the 1914 Christmas number of The Graphic

Anna Pavlova (1881 - 1931), Russian ballet dancer as the Dying Swan in a performance of Swan Lake'. Date: 1912

Death of Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, (c1860)

The wax model of the Duke of Wellington gazing at Napoleon, c. 1840 (wax & mixed media)
XJF331756 The wax model of the Duke of Wellington gazing at Napoleon, c.1840 (wax & mixed media) by.; Madame Tussauds

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

The Crucifixion, 1340s. Creator: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Crucifixion, 1340s

The Young Girl and Death, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
XIR237907 The Young Girl and Death, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Stokes, Marianne (1855-1927); 95x135 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Jeune Fille et la Mort; ); English, out of copyright

Death as Assassin, 1851 (wood engraving)
XJF143235 Death as Assassin, 1851 (wood engraving) by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: the outbreak of cholera at the Masked Ball in Paris; ); German, out of copyright

Passenger Pigeon-Extinct
PASSENGER PIGEON (Ectopistes migratorius) Probably once the most numerous bird on Earth, the Pigeon became extinct in 1914

The Death of Cato of Utica (95-46 BC) 1797 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR215459 The Death of Cato of Utica (95-46 BC) 1797 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); 113x145 cm; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Gather ye roses while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. 20th century

The Battle of Ballinahinch, 13th June 1798, c. 1798 (oil on canvas)
TPG251597 The Battle of Ballinahinch, 13th June 1798, c.1798 (oil on canvas) by Robinson

Textile dyes, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The Death of Hyacinthus (oil on canvas)
XIR173718 The Death of Hyacinthus (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg

A dying tree, its trunk covered with brambles, beside a fence, c
449343 A dying tree, its trunk covered with brambles, beside a fence, c.1618-20 (pen & ink over chalks with wash on paper) by Rubens

The Death of Mark Antony (Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15), January 1, 1780

The Dying Gaul statue, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic Greek bronze
A Roman copy in marble of a Hellenistic Greek bronze from Pergamon. The original was commissioned by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Celtic Galatians in Anatolia

Ride of the Valkyries. Artist: Delitz
Ride of the Valkyries. Scene from Richard Wagners (1813-1883) opera The Valkyrie, showing Brunhilde bearing a wounded warrior to Valhalla

The Death of Lord Nelson, illustration from Englands Battles by Sea
KW270882 The Death of Lord Nelson, illustration from Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut. Col

Death of Baldwin I (1171-1205) the Latin King of Jerusalem, illustration from Bibliotheque
KW219427 Death of Baldwin I (1171-1205) the Latin King of Jerusalem, illustration from Bibliotheque des Croisades by J-F

Medical prescription, satirical artwork
Medical prescription. Satirical artwork titled Of Prescribing Foolishly, showing a patient in bed with a doctor in a fools hat (right) holding aloft a proposed treatment

GEROME: GLADIATORS, 1874. Jean-Leon Gerome: Pollice Verso [The Gladiators]. Oil on canvas, 1874

Fantasy Spacecraft, Fantastic Adventures Scifi Magazine Covers
A Spaceship blasts away from a dying planet in this Science Fiction Magazine cover

Christ as the man in sorrows, 1525, (fresco)
7129015 Christ as the man in sorrows, 1525, (fresco) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Christ as the man in sorrows)

TOLLEMACHE AND PENNINGTON. The duel between Captain John Tollemache and Captain John Pennington at the New York Arms, over a sonnet that Pennington wrote about Tollemaches wife, 1777

Death of William Rufus
WIlliam II, King of England, lies dying in the New Forest, having been struck by a stray arrow fired by Walter Tyrell, Lord of Poix while out hunting Date: August 1100

The London Territorials at Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)
3793998 The London Territorials at Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print) by Wollen

The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas)
823533 The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero

Valkyries Death, 1880 (oil on canvas)
2965798 Valkyries Death, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Arbo, Peter Nicolai (1831-92); 75x109 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In Norse mythology)

Battle of Mill Spring, Ky. Jan 19th 1862, pub. by Currier & Ives, c. 1862 (colour litho)
AQS331932 Battle of Mill Spring, Ky. Jan 19th 1862, pub

Woman Bitten by a Snake, 1847 (marble)
XIR39437 Woman Bitten by a Snake, 1847 (marble) by Clesinger, Jean Baptiste Auguste (1814-83); 56.5x180 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Femme Pique par un Serpent; ); French

Death of Cleopatra, 1874 (oil on canvas)
XIR26262 Death of Cleopatra, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Rixens, Jean-Andre (1846-1924); 200x290 cm; Musee des Augustins, Toulouse, France; French, out of copyright possible copyright restrictions apply

Steel engraving by James Mitan, 1801, after the painting by John Trumbull
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 1775. Steel engraving by James Mitan, 1801, after the painting by John Trumbull

Death of Richard I
Richard I, dying of his wounds during a minor engagement in France, pardons Bertrand, the archer who shot him

Battle of Quatre Bras in 1815 (print)
3786599 Battle of Quatre Bras in 1815 (print); (add.info.: Battle of Quatre Bras - from painting by Vereker)

Oh Whats That in the Hollow? (w / c on paper)
RWS137238 Oh Whats That in the Hollow? (w/c on paper) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Trustees of the Royal Watercolour Society, London, UK; © Royal Watercolour Society

Death of Wolfe (colour litho)
969310 Death of Wolfe (colour litho) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Wolfe. Illustration for Gems of English Art (Routledge, 1869)

The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400 / 1410. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz
The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400/1410

The Babes in the Wood, 1903. From A Peep into Fairyland, by E. F. & C. Manning. [Frederick Warne & Co. London, New York, 1903]

Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) died in battle against the French near Alexandria in Egypt

The Crusader
BAL11739 The Crusader by Stephanoff, Francis Phillip (1790-1860); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

British explorer Sir Richard Burton on his deathbed, Trieste, 1890 (b / w photo)
3626747 British explorer Sir Richard Burton on his deathbed, Trieste, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

General Hideki Tojo, 1945 (b / w photo)
PNP364516 General Hideki Tojo, 1945 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Hideki Tojo (1884-1948)

Moses smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly, 1840
Moses " smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly", 1840

Picture No. 12479487
Dead parakeet after hitting a window. For birds, Date:

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 (colour litho)
5197263 Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 (colour litho) by Repin

Scene d Octobre: La jeune poitrinaire (An October Scene: The Young Consumptive), from " Le Journal Illustre" no. 34, October 2-9, 1864

A Holt of The Prisoners, 1861 (oil on canvas)
3931458 A Holt of The Prisoners, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Jacobi, Valeri Ivanovich (1834-1902); 99.7N...144.4 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Ms Fr 226 The Use of Leeches, from The Decameron
CHT176051 Ms Fr 226 The Use of Leeches, from The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The death of Horatio Nelson - HMS Victory at Trafalgar
The death Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (1758-1805) belowdecks on The Victory, having been shot during the Battle of Trafalgar. 1805

Sofa on which Emily Bronte died, 19 December 1848 (b / w photo)
5986993 Sofa on which Emily Bronte died, 19 December 1848 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sofa on which Emily Bronte died, 19 December 1848)

Discreet (Discrete), 1900. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
Discreet (Discrete), 1900

Saint Sebastian, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
Saint Sebastian, ca. 1435-1491

Cleopatra, ca. 1623. Creator: Jan Muller
Cleopatra, ca. 1623

The Passing of King Arthur, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
The Passing of King Arthur, 1874. A melodramatic depiction of Arthurs death scene

Hyacinth, Hyacinthus cultivar. Dead and faded flower head lying on rusty metal sheet with two individual flowers lying at side

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost, 19th century

Death of Llewellyn, c1836. Creators: Unknown, William Radclyffe
Death of Llewellyn, c1836. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c1223-1282) was the last sovereign prince of Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England

Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Mary Queen of Scots, 1777. Creator: J Thornthwaite
Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Mary Queen of Scots, 1777. These Cheeks are none of mine, the Roses look not like Tempest-beaten lillies as mine should

So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, 1841. Creator: Peter Lightfoot
So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, 1841

The Afghan War, 1879: The Death of Major Wigram Battye in the Battle of Futtehabad, April 2, (1901)

Pelagia and Philammon, 1887, (c1930). Creator: Arthur Hacker
Pelagia and Philammon, 1887, (c1930)

A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Un Drame Dans La Cage Aux Tigres. A circus act goes wrong as tigers attack the tiger-tamer. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small, c1878. Creator
With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small, c1878. The dying parents give the Babes a farewell kiss as their uncle feigns grief

Now, Brother, said the dying man, Look To My Children Deare, c1878. The Babes dying father entreats his brother to care for his children

The Death of Mortimer. (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
The Death of Mortimer. (mid 19th century). Scene from Shakespeares " Henry VI", (act II scene V)

The Deathbed of Mozart, 1910. Creator: Henry Nelson O Neil
The Deathbed of Mozart, 1910. From " The Musical Educator Vol. 5" edited by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [Caxton Publishing Company, Limited, London, 1910]

Lord Byron on his death bed, pub. 1825. Creator: Robert Seymour (1798 - 1836)
Lord Byron on his death bed from The Last Days of Lord Byron by William Parry, pub. 1825 (hand coloured engraving). George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824); 6th Baron Byron

Vietnam, Phu Yen province, a woman lays out traditional reed mats to dry

medieval village of Civita di Bagnoregio at sunset, Viterbo province, Tuscia, Latium, central Italy, Italy

medieval illuminated village of Civita di Bagnoregio at dusk, Viterbo province, Tuscia, Latium, central Italy, Italy

Dead Leadwood (Combretum imberbe), Khwai, Botswana, Africa

Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Europe. Warm sunrise

D'Amato, the faithful orderly, 1911 (chromolitho)
2782555 D'Amato, the faithful orderly, 1911 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: D'Amato, the faithful orderly, 1911)

Knight, death and the devil, 1513 (engraving)
8620210 Knight, death and the devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, UK; (add.info.: Knight, death and the devil, Albrecht Durer, 1513)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635944 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

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"Dying: A Journey Through Time and Sacrifice" In the depths of history, we bid farewell to an era. Goodbye, Old Man, a poignant tribute captured by Fortunio Matania in 1922, reminds us of the somber toll war takes on our souls. The image of a soldier and his loyal horse during World War I speaks volumes about the sacrifices made on the battlefield. Centuries earlier, a young woman's final moments were immortalized on canvas in Young Woman on her Death Bed (1621). This haunting painting serves as a reminder that death spares no one; it comes for all regardless of age or station. Sometimes, dying becomes an act of defiance against injustice. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze at an intersection in Saigon in 1963 to protest President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive measures. Malcolm Browne's photograph captures this self-immolation—a chilling symbol of resistance against tyranny. The Great Sacrifice depicted by James Clark from WWI showcases soldiers laying down their lives for their countries' sake. Their bravery echoes through time as they face death head-on with unwavering resolve. But not all deaths are born out of conflict or rebellion; some belong to artists who leave behind legacies that transcend mortality itself. Anna Pavlova's ethereal grace continues to captivate audiences even after her passing—an eternal dance with death. In The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar (1789), John Trumbull depicts soldiers fighting valiantly until their last breaths defending their fortress—a testament to human resilience when faced with impending doom. Death can also be personified as an assassin lurking in every corner. In Death as Assassin (1851), wood engravings depict its relentless pursuit—reminding us that life is fleeting and unpredictable. Yet amidst these dark portrayals lies hope and tenderness—the delicate balance between life and death. The Young Girl and Death (c.